Rail Safety Engineering

Rail Safety Engineering is a systematic academic discipline within transportation engineering that focuses on the development and application of methodologies, models, and frameworks to identify, assess, and mitigate risks inherent in rail transport systems, ensuring the safe design, operation, and maintenance of railway infrastructure and rolling stock.

555

Publications

19.6K

Citations

1.5K

Authors

486

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

213

Parents

Rail TransportRail Transportation

Publications

555

Rail defects: an overview

D. F. Cannon, Karl-Otto Edel, Stuart L. Grassie et al. · Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures · 2003 · 430 citations

Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Maintenance Engineering +16

Understanding the human factors contribution to railway accidents and incidents in Australia

Melissa Baysari, Andrew S. McIntosh, John R. Wilson · Accident Analysis & Prevention · 2008 · 276 citations

Public Health, Risk Management, Transportation Planning +12

Analysis of Causes of Major Train Derailment and Their Effect on Accident Rates

Xiang Liu, M. Rapik Saat, Christopher P. L. Barkan · Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board · 2012 · 264 citations

Public Health, Automotive Engineering, Transport +15

Review of research on high-speed railway aerodynamics in China

Hong-qi Tian · Transportation Safety and Environment · 2019 · 263 citations · Full text

Engineering, Civil Engineering, Systems Engineering +17

Rail flaw detection: overview and needs for future developments

Robin A. Clark · NDT & E International · 2003 · 239 citations

Engineering, Civil Engineering, Safety Engineering +12

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Authors

1.5K

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Christopher P. L. Barkan
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States
15 publications · 902 citations
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M. Rapik Saat
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States
11 publications · 740 citations
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Sakdirat Kaewunruen
University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
12 publications · 350 citations
11
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Min An
University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
9 publications · 292 citations
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David Tyrell
Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, United States
8 publications · 189 citations
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Institutions

486

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Venues

Safety Science
40 publications · 1.9K citations
26
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Accident Analysis & Prevention
26 publications · 1.8K citations
22
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Vehicle System Dynamics
18 publications · 701 citations
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Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part F Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit
32 publications · 812 citations
18
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Reliability Engineering & System Safety
19 publications · 875 citations
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